Prep football: Cheney, Clarkston share GNL title

Cheney jumped ahead 21-0 in the first quarter and staved off Pullman’s comeback attempt in a 30-22 Great Northern League win Friday night in Pullman.

With the win, the Blackhawks (8-1, 3-1) claimed a share of the GNL title with Clarkston.

Chris Fuentes gave Cheney a 7-0 lead after a 20-yard touchdown run in the first quarter.

Ahead 21-7 in the second quarter, the Blackhawks’ C.J. Johnson broke free on an 80-yard touchdown run to give Cheney a 28-7 halftime lead.

Jake Cillay had two rushing touchdowns for the Greyhounds (5-4, 0-4).

Clarkston 39, West Valley 0: Blake Rimmelspacher ran for two scores and threw for another as the Bantams (7-2, 3-1) blanked the visiting Eagles (5-4, 2-2). Clarkston quarterback A.J. Davis threw for 267 yards and one touchdown, a 42-yarder to Trevon Allen in the second quarter.

Idaho state

Lewiston 55, Meridian 33: Colton Richardson threw for three touchdowns and Mason Ulrich ran for two scores as the Bengals (9-1) topped the Warriors in Lewiston. The Bengals will play Eagle or Borah in the second round next weekend at Rocky Mountain High School in Meridian, Idaho.

Northeast A

Freeman 36, Deer Park 21: Scotties’ quarterback J.T. Neely threw for 180 yards and three touchdowns to guide Freeman (6-3, 5-2) past the Stags (4-5, 4-3) in Deer Park. Freeman’s Harrison McGill hauled in five passes for 137 yards and two touchdowns. Tyson Limb had 156 yards on 19 carries and two touchdowns for Deer Park.

Medical Lake 27, Chewelah 12: Cory Wagner threw for two second-half touchdowns and the Cardinals (2-7, 2-5) scored the game’s final 20 points in a win over the visiting Cougars (1-8, 0-7). Medical Lake’s Dawson Lack scored two rushing touchdowns.

Newport 14, Riverside 7: Jesse Reyes scored two rushing touchdowns in the second half and the Grizzlies (5-4, 3-4) edged the visiting Rams (1-8, 1-6). Reyes’ 2-yard plunge in the fourth turned out to be the winning score. Trenton Fairbanks scored Riverside’s lone touchdown, a 9-yard run in the second quarter.

Northeast 2B

Lind-Ritzville/Sprague 33, Colfax 0: Mason Brausen ran for two scores and added a touchdown reception in the Broncos’ (9-0, 8-0) shutout of the Bulldogs (4-5, 4-4) in Ritzville. Brausen racked up 105 yards on 12 carries. LRS quarterback Jacob Saetre completed just four passes, but two went for touchdowns. The Broncos limited the Bulldogs to just 140 yards of total offense.

Davenport 28, Reardan 14: Loran Boggs scored two second-half touchdowns and the Gorillas (6-3, 5-3) held the Indians (4-4, 4-4) scoreless after a halftime in a win in Reardan. Boggs gained 92 yards on 21 carries. Cruz Plasencia led Davenport with 140 yards on 18 carries. Reardan’s Dustyn Rettkowski gained 138 yards on the ground and Josh Reserve scored both of the Indians’ touchdowns.

Kettle Falls 31, Wilbur-Creston 16: McKay Knowlton ran for 136 yards and a touchdown and also had a touchdown reception as the Bulldogs (3-6, 2-6) topped the Wildcats (1-7, 1-7) in Wilbur. Austin Olsen added 104 passing yards and two scores for Kettle Falls. Both teams returned kickoffs for touchdowns to start the game.

Northeast 1B North

Republic 66, Cusick 42: Aaron Fritts threw for 235 yards and four touchdowns and ran for 176 yards and three scores as the Tigers (8-1, 5-0) topped the visiting Panthers (6-3, 4-1). Republic’s Adrian McCarthy racked up 138 receiving yards and two scores.

Selkirk 52, Columbia 0: Damon Volquardsen scored on a fumble recovery and a 49-yard run in the Rangers’ (7-2, 3-2) win over the visiting Lions. Jacob Couch added an interception return for a touchdown for Selkirk, which jumped ahead 28-0 in the first quarter.

Inchelium 58, Northport 6: Winston Finley scored on runs of 66 and 72 yards and the Hornets (3-6, 2-3) dumped the visiting Mustangs (0-8, 0-4).

Northeast 1B South

Almira/Coulee-Hartline 64, Odessa-Harrington 14: Dallas Isaak ran for 208 yards and three touchdowns and also threw for three touchdowns as the Warriors (8-1, 4-0) topped the Titans (7-2, 3-1) in Odessa. Sage Elder led Odessa-Harrington with 91 yards on 21 carries and scored the game’s first touchdown – a 1-yard plunge in the first quarter.

Southeast 1B

Garfield-Palouse 54, Sunnyside Christian 20: Evan Weagraff ran for 99 yards and three touchdowns and threw for 117 yards and two scores as the Vikings (4-3, 3-2) topped the Knights in Garfield. Garfield-Palouse’s Ely Hawkins came away with two interceptions. He returned one 20 yards for a fourth-quarter touchdown.

Colton 40, Pomeroy 28: Carter Dahmen completed 32 of 43 passes for 369 yards and three scores as the Wildcats (6-2, 4-1) topped the Pirates in Colton. Colton’s Brady Chadwick ran for 135 yards and a touchdown and Grant Kinzer added 103 rushing yards and two scores.

Nonleague

Liberty 50, Oroville 14: Garett Rogers completed 11 of 14 passes for 213 yards and three touchdowns as the Lancers (6-3) dumped the visiting Hornets. Tyler Haas added 115 rushing yards on 13 carries and scored two touchdowns. Liberty racked up 440 yards of total offense while holding Oroville to 225 yards.